Risotto of mediterranean vegetables with smoked ricotta
By: Curtis Stone From: Dinner In a Box with Curtis Stone
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Risotto of mediterranean vegetables with smoked ricotta
- Prep time:
- 50 mins
- Cook time:
- 1 hr, plus overnight drying vegetables
- Serves:
- 4
Mediterranean vegetable stock and dried slivers of vegetables give Curtis Stone's risotto a wonderful flavour and vibrant colour
Tips and suggestions
- Eat with...
- Chocolate Tart with Chocolate Sorbet
Ingredients
- 75g unsalted Butter
- 2 Shallots, chopped
- 2 cloves Garlic, finely chopped
- 300g arborio Risotto rice
- 100ml White wine
- 2-3 tbsp finely grated Parmesan
- slivers of smoked Ricotta cheese
- black pepper
For the dried vegetable garnish:
- 4 baby courgettes, thinly sliced
- 4 baby Aubergines
- 1 plum tomato, thinly sliced
- extra virgin Olive oil
- sea salt
For the stock:
- 12 plum tomatoes
- 6 red Peppers, halved, deseeded and roughly chopped
- 2 Shallots, roughly chopped
- 5 cloves Garlic
- 3-4 sprig Thyme
- large handful of Basil, leaves picked
- 150ml white wine vinegar
- 500ml tomato juice
- 300 ml water
- black pepper
For the Parmesan crisps:
- 100g Parmesan, finely grated
Method
1. First prepare the dried vegetable garnish. Preheat the oven to 110°C/gas 1/4. Line a large baking tray with baking parchment.2. Arrange the vegetable slices in a single layer on the tray. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt. Place in the oven and leave for several hours or overnight until dry.
3. Put all the stock ingredients, except the salt and pepper, in food processor and whiz to a purée. Pass through a fine sieve into a saucepan. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 30 minutes until slightly reduced. Season to taste. Keep gently simmering over very low heat.
4. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas 4 for the Parmesan crisps.
5. To make the risotto, melt the butter in a large deep frying pan. Add the shallots and gently fry over medium heat for 3-4 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and cook for another minute or two.
6. Add the rice and stir for 1 minute until the grains are glossy and translucent.
7. Add the white wine and stir until evaporated.
8. Add a ladleful of hot stock and stir until absorbed. Continue to add the stock a ladleful at a time, stirring continuously, until all the stock is absorbed and the rice is swollen and creamy but firm in the middle. This should take about 20 minutes.
9. Stir in the Parmesan and season to taste with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
10. To make the Parmesan crisps, line a baking sheet with baking parchment. Place a cooking ring or pastry cutter on the baking sheet. Sprinkle a layer of grated Parmesan into the ring to cover the surface. Lift off the ring. Repeat to make seven more Parmesan circles.
11. Bake for 3-4 minutes until the Parmesan has melted.
12. Garnish the risotto with smoked ricotta shavings and the dried vegetables. Serve with the Parmesan crisps.









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